Simon Fanshawe said the departure of Summerskill was an opportunity for Stonewall

One of the founding members of gay rights charity Stonewall has commented on the announcement of the resignation of Chief Executive Ben Summerskill to say it is a chance to “renew relationships with other organisations and reassess it’s strategy.”

Simon Fanshawe, who was one of the founding members of Stonewall back in 1989, suggested that the departure of Mr Summerskill would allow the charity to rekindle relationships with other organisations which had not been possible before.

Speaking to Pinknews, Mr Fanshawe said: “When a CEO leaves after such a long time it always gives an organisation the opportunity to renew relationships with other organisations and to reassess it’s strategy. Life for lesbians and gays is so different now from when we started Stonewall. This is a real chance for board and staff to take the chance to work cooperatively with others to refresh Stonewall’s position and collaborations.”